New Spoiler Synopsis and Home Release Dates for Bumblebee: The Movie

Courtesy of German site bluray-disc.de, we have some new information about the upcoming Bumblebee movie, the first spin-off in the Transformers live-action movieverse - and possibly the only one if the alleged reboot is to happen as we have learned so far - including details of the home release of the movie, and a new synopsis for the plot, featuring Hailee Steinfeld (as Charlie Watson), John Cena (as Sector 7 agent Burns), and the Plymouth GTX as Bumblebee's antagonist.

Check it out below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub discussion thread, but aware that the synopsis is fairly hefty in terms of spoiling the plot for fans who want to go in knowing as little as possible!

Bumblebee: The Movie Blu-ray
Original movie title: Bumblebee: The Movie

1987, California: In her sleepy home town of Brighton Falls, 17-year-old Charlie Watson (H. Steinfeld) dreams of escaping the wastelands of her community. One day she discovers an old VW Beetle at the nearby junkyard and begins to get it started again in loving detail. But, as it turns out, behind the battered old-timer is an alien Autobot called Bumblebee, who many decades earlier had the assignment to protect humanity from invasion by the evil Decepticons. However, when a Sector 7 agent named Burns (J. Cena) starts asking questions in the little village that leaves little doubt as to his destination, Charlie realizes that she has to help Bumblebee escape as quickly as possible. But there is already a Plymouth GTX in their way, who has pursued the yellow Transformer for quite some time and leaves no stone unturned to turn him into a pile of scrap

Re: New Spoiler Synopsis and Home Release Dates for Bumblebee: The Movie (1945924)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 13th, 2018 @ 1:32pm CDT

So, it's another Herbie movie crossed with a remake of the Texas scenes of AOE.

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Posted by o.supreme on March 13th, 2018 @ 1:34pm CDT

Hrmmmm...my spidey-sense is tingling.....I wonder if like some other movies, this could actually drop on Netflix in December instead of a World Wide theatrical release...

Re: New Spoiler Synopsis and Home Release Dates for Bumblebee: The Movie (1945927)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 13th, 2018 @ 1:39pm CDT

The more I think about it, this plot actually kinda sounds a bit like what I imagined the plot of the 2007 movie (or at least, that movie's "Sam Witwicky gets his first car" plot) might have been like before that movie came out.

Re: New Spoiler Synopsis and Home Release Dates for Bumblebee: The Movie (1946005)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 13th, 2018 @ 5:08pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:So, it's another Herbie movie crossed with a remake of the Texas scenes of AOE.

It is? You've seen the movie?

At least this is a proper synopsis, unlike what we got before. Considering that this will be aimed at kids, I wonder if Cena will play his Sector 7 agent straight serious or like John Turturro played Simmons.

Re: New Spoiler Synopsis and Home Release Dates for Bumblebee: The Movie (1946028)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 13th, 2018 @ 7:27pm CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:So, it's another Herbie movie crossed with a remake of the Texas scenes of AOE.

It is? You've seen the movie?

You do know what means, yes?

Re: New Spoiler Synopsis and Home Release Dates for Bumblebee: The Movie (1946033)
Posted by ScottyP on March 13th, 2018 @ 8:44pm CDT

John Cena as agent Burns? I see you, Rescue Bots reference.

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Posted by Wolfguard on March 13th, 2018 @ 10:36pm CDT

"Straight to video" was the first thought that came to mind when I saw this news story.

Re: New Spoiler Synopsis and Home Release Dates for Bumblebee: The Movie (1946071)
Posted by Chibi Starscream on March 14th, 2018 @ 6:25am CDT

Wolfguard wrote:"Straight to video" was the first thought that came to mind when I saw this news story.

That's what it sounds like to me too. Guess I can scratch that off my "to see in theaters list". I don't often go to theaters anyway, but I will go see Jurassic World 2. Bumblebee was the only other movie I had in mind to go see.

Re: New Spoiler Synopsis and Home Release Dates for Bumblebee: The Movie (1946650)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 17th, 2018 @ 3:34am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:So, it's another Herbie movie crossed with a remake of the Texas scenes of AOE.

It is? You've seen the movie?

You do know what means, yes?

Yes. In this case it emphasizes your judgmental sarcasm. How about giving the movie and the story a chance before you shit all over it?

Re: New Spoiler Synopsis and Home Release Dates for Bumblebee: The Movie (1946670)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 17th, 2018 @ 8:25am CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:So, it's another Herbie movie crossed with a remake of the Texas scenes of AOE.

It is? You've seen the movie?

You do know what means, yes?

Yes. In this case it emphasizes your judgmental sarcasm. How about giving the movie and the story a chance before you **** all over it?

Why, thank you for telling me what my own use of a smiley means.

In all seriousness, it meant I was playfully kidding. This other smiley is sarcastic one:

Re: New Spoiler Synopsis and Home Release Dates for Bumblebee: The Movie (1946680)
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 17th, 2018 @ 9:51am CDT

Now we play the waiting game and see if this performs better than tlk.

Re: New Spoiler Synopsis and Home Release Dates for Bumblebee: The Movie (1946706)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 17th, 2018 @ 1:30pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Why, thank you for telling me what my own use of a smiley means.

You asked.[quote]In all seriousness, it meant I was playfully kidding. This other smiley is sarcastic one: [/quote]Well, the words had a definite condescending tone.

As for the film outperforming TLK at the box office? I doubt it, unless it gets a great marketing campaign and the movie is actually good which will generate good reviews and word of mouth. IMO it won't have a better opening weekend thanks to Aquaman opening on the same day but it might surpass TLK in total box office.

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